FSB White Label Betting Brand Black Type Goes Into Administration
Online bookmaker Black Type has confirmed that it is going into administration but has told its customers to rest assured as this would not affect their accounts in any way…
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Japanese Lawmaker Says He Took Cash from 500.com amid Snowballing Casino Bribery Scandal
Japanese lawmaker Mikio Shimoji admitted on Monday to taking cash in campaign contributions from Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com amid a bribery scandal that has rocked Japan as it…
Diamond Eagle Files SEC Form S-4 in Relation to DraftKings, SBTech Combination
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., the publicly traded special purpose acquisition vehicle that is set to soon combine with sports betting and DFS operator DraftKings and betting and gaming technology provider…
PointsBet Signs Online Sports Betting, Casino Deal in Michigan
Australian sports betting operator PointsBet has signed a long-term wagering agreement with Michigan’s Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians that will enable the company to enter the…
Play’n GO Kicks Off Big Year with Legacy of Dead Slot
Online casino content supplier Play’n GO has just dropped its first slot of 2020 as it looks to better a “record-breaking” 2019 and “reach even higher” this year. The previously…
500.com CEO Vacates Post amid Japan Casino Bribery Scandal
The CEO of Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com has temporarily stepped down from his roles at the company amid ongoing investigation into whether it has bribed Japanese lawmakers to…
Japan’s Former Defense Minister Denies Taking Bribe by Chinese Casino Resort Bidder
Former Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya denied over the weekend to have received JPY1 million in cash from a Chinese online sports lottery operator involved in a casino bribery scandal,…
Oklahoma Governor Taps Seattle Law Firm to Battle Tribes in Casino Compacts Dispute
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor, Kevin Stitt, has hired an out-of-state law firm to handle his legal dispute with three of the state’s tribes over their casino compacts. Gov. Stitt tapped Seattle-based…
Bribed Japanese Lawmaker Lobbied Tourism Ministry for Casino Resort Airport
A Japanese lawmaker at the center of a casino bribery scheme personally enquired with Japan’s transport ministry over a plan for the development of an integrated casino resort with an…
Germany Begins Sports Betting Licensing Process
Germany’s experimental sports betting regulatory regime started on January 1, which means that operators willing to run wagering services on the territory of the country can now only do this…
Gambling Group Aspire Global Settles Dispute with Israeli Taxman
Online gambling group Aspire Global has settled a tax dispute with the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) and has agreed to pay €13.7 million in retroactive taxes as part of the…
DraftKings Signs Betting Marketing Deal with The Madison Square Garden Company
Sports betting and daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has extended its partnership with The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) to become the Official and Exclusive Sports Betting and Daily Fantasy…
Japanese Lawmaker’s Detention Extended as Casino Bribery Scandal Brews On
A Tokyo court earlier today gave the nod to a request from city prosecutors to extend the detention of Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto through January 14. Mr. Akimoto, a former…
MaxEnt Leaves UK to Explore Well-Regulated European Gambling Markets
Malta-based online gambling operator Max Entertainment this week announced that it has decided, albeit “with a heavy heart”, to leave the UK gambling market citing Brexit concerns and shift in…
Five More Lawmakers Named in Japan Casino Bribery Scandal
An adviser to Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com, which is currently under investigation for allegedly bribing a Japanese lawmaker to back and boost its bid to build a casino…
Wazdan Ventures into Hungarian Market with Grand Casino
Online casino games studio Wazdan has debuted a selection of its content in Hungary’s regulated iGaming market through a partnership with the country’s only Hungarian Gaming Commission-licensed online casino, Grand…
Las Vegas Scoop: Sale of Tropicana Casino Might Be Under Way
What better way to start another year of casino news than with a big fat Las Vegas scoop. One of the world’s biggest casino hubs is always awake and alive,…
No Illegal Online Gambling Activities Discovered in Cambodia after Ban
No illegal online gambling activities were detected during the first day of inspections of Cambodia’s casinos, according to information from the country’s Interior Ministry. Last summer, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun…
HollywoodCasino.com Player Hits Six-Figure Jackpot on Divine Fortune in Final Days of 2019
A player on HollywoodCasino.com, the online gaming operation of Pennsylvania casino operator Penn National Gaming, rang in 2020 with freshly acquired fortune after hitting a six-figure jackpot in the final…
Indiana Race Tracks to Launch Live-Dealer Table Games Today
Indiana’s two major horse race tracks are set to ring in 2020 with long-coveted live-dealer table games as part of a wider gambling expansion campaign authorized by Gov. Eric Holcomb…
Three Oklahoma Tribes Sue Governor Over Casino Compacts Renewal
Oklahoma’s three largest tribes that operate casinos are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt as they seek to have their gaming compacts with the state renewed for another 15-year period. The Cherokee…
Online Gambling Ban Leaves Thousands of Cambodians Unemployed
More than 7,000 Cambodians have been left unemployed and a number of casinos around Cambodia have closed doors as a result from a recently enforced ban on online gambling. More…
Anticipation Grows as Aussie Millions Poker Championship Is Just Around the Corner
If you ask me, Melbourne is the best place to be in in January as it the first major stop on the live tournament poker calendar and also the host…
Everi Bolsters Loyalty, Marketing Products Division with Micro Gaming Technologies Acquisition
Everi Holdings, a Las Vegas-headquartered provider of a wide range of solutions for the gambling industry, on Monday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Everi Payments Inc. has acquired strategic…
BetAmerica Sports Betting App Goes Live in Indiana
Another player has joined Indiana’s mobile betting fold in a bid to capitalize on the state’s nascent athletic gambling market, following the legalization of sports betting over the summer and…
Japan Casino Bribery Scandal Deepens: 500.com Exec Asked Company for Money to Bribe LDP Lawmaker
An executive at Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com had reportedly told the company’s head office in Shenzhen, China that he would need funds to bribe a Japanese lawmaker in…
Elon Musk Brings Poker to Chinese Tesla Owners as Model 3 Made-in-China Deliveries Start
Tesla boss Elon Musk likes to stir the pot every once in a while. And a new Tesla over-the-air software update that will give Chinese users not one but two…
Nolimit City Integrates Full Slots Portfolio on BetConstruct’s Spring Platform
Malta-based online casino content provider Nolimit City has signed another major deal that it has itself described as “monumental” and that will see its games library gain access to new…
Lawmakers Push For Additional Taxes and Fees on Kenya’s Gambling Industry
Kenya’s gambling industry could be heading into its toughest year yet, if newly introduced amendments to the Gaming Bill 2019 sweep seamlessly through the Parliament. The National Assembly Sports Committee…
MGM Harnesses Solar to Help Power Springfield Casino
Casino operator MGM Resorts International has installed a 3,000-panel solar canopy at its MGM Springfield property in Massachusetts as part of a wider corporate strategy that last year saw the…